USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 08/28 15:20
08/28/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 08/28 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Aug 28, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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WEEKLY COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 620.26 509.59
Primal Chuck 332.49 334.88
Primal Round 320.55 320.08
Primal Loin 471.48 432.14
Primal Brisket 348.82 352.40
Primal Plate 263.65 263.65
Primal Flank 191.79 197.91
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
08/28 88 5 15 108 376.23 361.08
08/27 78 10 5 12 104 381.36 359.19
08/26 69 20 8 22 119 385.13 362.68
08/25 55 19 16 11 101 388.53 368.98
08/24 47 12 9 11 79 385.69 365.02
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 383.39 363.39
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -4.88 -.56
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 337.43 loads 13,497,346 pounds
Select Cuts 66.08 loads 2,643,222 pounds
Trimmings 36.79 loads 1,471,788 pounds
Ground Beef 71.78 loads 2,871,114 pounds
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Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 92 548,858 1,160.001,425.001,218.27
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 29 71,765 1,440.001,601.401,489.28
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 111 197,261 1,435.101,551.951,478.17
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 15 29,332 434.50 515.00 479.02
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 21 35,812 398.04 435.00 415.19
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 132 1,066,411 385.00 470.00 411.03
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 47 113,942 599.76 704.00 622.46
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 51 271,126 478.00 611.25 507.85
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 58 50,241 780.00 912.00 836.72
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 143 921,182 484.88 601.25 525.91
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 81 282,052 400.00 510.00 437.07
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 47 514,536 552.39 631.23 568.56
116G 4 Chuck, flap 63 252,058 787.00 940.00 830.71
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 142 1,014,856 462.00 560.00 485.17
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 31 23,920 797.00 865.00 822.45
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 98 165,294 626.00 823.50 748.41
130 4 Chuck, short rib 92 302,446 512.00 750.00 569.49
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 144 539,942 430.00 521.00 462.21
168 1 Round, top inside round 20 99,363 390.00 446.00 404.93
168 3 Round, top inside round 146 827,778 370.00 469.25 404.39
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 68 198,731 443.24 558.00 468.77
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 17 30,140 549.66 610.00 567.60
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 14 19,340 353.00 430.00 401.21
171B 3 Round, outside round 120 724,631 374.00 447.00 401.29
171C 3 Round, eye of round 171 607,543 391.00 525.00 431.18
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 78 451,474 708.61 960.00 744.88
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 10 32,444 799.00 918.25 862.98
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 3 7,772 853.50 940.00 872.41
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 149 518,969 910.001,039.25 982.10
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 8,067 485.46 547.50 517.09
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 126 597,724 493.00 576.95 513.07
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 36 122,805 680.50 800.00 705.52
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 89 407,443 800.001,015.90 839.39
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 57 317,583 420.00 555.00 481.45
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 60 310,540 394.77 601.00 430.37
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 50 39,366 641.02 872.00 728.41
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 130 384,870 1,660.001,962.751,741.28
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 27 24,818 1,472.001,710.701,578.10
193 4 Flank, flank steak 103 279,846 669.76 907.50 743.02
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Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 27 374,685 930.001,025.00 939.99
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 9 13,646 1,110.001,162.101,140.25
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 41 50,077 1,075.001,159.001,103.04
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 12 76,743 400.00 452.00 408.60
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 26 130,114 396.69 472.00 428.70
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 12,352 799.00 900.00 812.55
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 46 177,166 484.88 590.00 535.16
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15 23,872 400.00 503.20 423.96
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 26 53,388 792.00 879.25 816.99
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 29 138,660 446.00 535.00 504.95
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 38,544 604.00 803.00 710.43
130 4 Chuck, short rib 16 53,077 535.00 638.25 552.19
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 14 27,957 456.38 506.20 473.76
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 18,121 402.80 440.00 405.65
168 3 Round, top inside round 38 226,377 380.00 459.00 403.32
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 8 6,206 445.00 535.00 475.07
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 2,779 385.00 434.00 426.83
171B 3 Round, outside round 27 117,335 402.33 440.00 415.04
171C 3 Round, eye of round 32 56,793 418.50 485.00 439.27
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 21 91,760 668.70 825.00 706.87
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 64 298,604 715.00 790.00 733.78
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 3,748 461.00 513.00 473.79
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 36 87,012 447.19 525.00 477.54
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 24 36,107 765.00 909.70 798.29
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 13 15,961 476.94 542.00 510.70
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 19 46,523 385.00 615.00 440.05
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 26 73,203 1,518.001,705.901,576.89
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 8,207 1,477.091,579.251,520.63
193 4 Flank, flank steak 11 26,079 770.00 839.00 783.94
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 99 214,774 631.54 760.00 690.91
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 74 70,104 865.001,440.001,084.90
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 31 48,710 1,273.001,557.401,376.04
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 66 463,566 441.16 510.00 462.80
4 Pectoral Meat 118 556,913 420.00 523.00 454.34
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 49 459,169 265.00 365.00 285.48
Ground Beef 75% 17 218,276 279.98 392.50 306.55
Ground Beef 81% 121 910,468 334.00 415.00 361.48
Ground Beef 85% 37 264,062 396.00 486.00 427.26
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 19 115,124 510.00 573.00 530.96
Ground Beef Chuck 22 262,853 400.52 450.00 420.83
Ground Beef Round 12 189,197 422.53 486.90 424.13
Ground Beef Sirloin 4 10,218 473.20 573.00 526.51
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BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind
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Blended Ground Beef 73% 17 125,280 291.00 331.50 311.86
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81% 17 160,800 355.00 419.50 369.61
Blended Ground Beef 85% 11 55,700 424.50 460.00 449.46
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 16 86,100 526.48 566.48 542.65
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 3 2,700 431.75 436.75 432.86
Blended Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 57 1,471,788 92.00 178.50 130.18
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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